Re: Best Way to Hardening of Plants??
- To: <perennials@mallorn.com>
- Subject: Re: Best Way to Hardening of Plants??
- From: "* &* B* H* <c*@saltspring.com>
- Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 21:17:57 -0800
Anthony,
Most forms of glazing(glass,plastic,etc) screen out a portion of the sun's
light. Your plants obviously need to be acclimatized. I find that the best
way to prevent sunburn (and it can even happen to cacti) is to drape old
pieces of ordinary window screen over the flats for a week or 2, or you
could purchase commercial shade cloth with ,say,20%shading. Here in the PNW
i usually try to put stock out in cloudy weather.
Brian
http://vvv.com/~amdigest/cusheon.htm
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> From: AG <agal@emory.edu>
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: Best Way to Hardening of Plants??
> Date: Friday, April 03, 1998 2:25 AM
>
> I'm in the process of hardening of my plants, but
> encountering some problems. With our nights no lower
> than mid 40's and days as high as the mid 70's the plants
> seem to like the temperature. But, they don't seem to
> tolerate the sun well. I've had to make a temporary shelter with
> a white sheet over a fixture and placed the many of the plants
> underneath. But many of these plants are supposed to tolerate
> full sun: petunias tomatoes, marigolds, etc. If they're in the sun
> they wilt and occasionally blanch by day's end. I'm watering in the
morning
> and leaving a bit of water underneath. Could this lead to root rot, as
well?
>
> So, what's the best way to acclimate these tender plants. I'd
> like to set them into the garden by Easter weekend.
>
> Anthony Gal
> Atlanta, GA
> Zone 7
> agal@emory.edu
>
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